Yeah it definitely feels overpriced for what it is, though it does cost similarly to the Oxi One and as a sequencer it does seem more powerful (if CV is not needed).
I definitely don’t understand the weird limitations companies are putting on their devices like lack of stereo samples especially when smaller companies can pack more features into a cheaper product (Dirtywave M8). And the lack of sample streaming from the SD card. I’m not a programmer by any means but why can Trash80 and the Deluge team get sample streaming and stereo samples out of their devices. And even old devices like the Octatrack do this at the same sample and bit rates. It’s just kind of baffling why this could ever possibly be a problem today.
But yeah, again it’s still cool and you can do a lot with the play but more so than any other device I’ve used it does feel like it’s catered to a very specific genre of music production where I wouldn’t say that about most devices. The Tracker definitely feels more powerful for $100 less and gives you more control, doesn’t feel nearly as much as “press a generator button until something cool happens” like the play does (though you can do that on the tracker).
Also think the Tracker could have benefitted greatly with stereo samples. The play being mono samples wouldn’t have been much a gripe if the Tracker was in stereo would would allow for a much better resample workflow. Just weird shit that is making me remember why I sold off the Medusa.
i think if i had more hardware synths, i’d use it more often.